{"id":256,"date":"2019-06-08T11:57:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T23:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fishy.fisher.net.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=256"},"modified":"2020-04-21T10:48:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T22:48:25","slug":"copy-linux-hdd-to-ssd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fishy.fisher.net.nz\/?page_id=256","title":{"rendered":"Copy Linux HDD to SSD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is how I did it:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note 1:<\/strong> If the PC is SFF you may not be able to have both HDD and SSD connected at the same time, in which case you need to first copy to a USB HDD then connect the new drive then copy to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note 2: <\/strong>The target SSD needs to be partioned and formatted similar to the old HDD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boot with a Live CD or Live USB drive then<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo mkdir -p \/mnt\/{root1,root2,home1,home2}<\/code> # Create the directories
or
sudo mkdir -p \/mnt\/{root1,root2}<\/code> # if no separate home partions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo mount \/dev\/sda1 \/mnt\/root1\/ # mount the root partitions
sudo mount \/dev\/sdb1 \/mnt\/root2\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo mount \/dev\/sda2 \/mnt\/home1\/ # mount the home partitions
sudo mount \/dev\/sdb2 \/mnt\/home2\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo cp -a \/mnt\/root1\/. \/mnt\/root2\/
sudo cp -a \/mnt\/home1\/. \/mnt\/home2\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The copying process will take about 10 minutes or so to complete, depending on the size of it’s contents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Install GRUB bootloader on the SSD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo mount -o bind \/dev\/ \/mnt\/root1\/dev\/
sudo mount -o bind \/dev\/pts\/ \/mnt\/root1\/dev\/pts\/
sudo mount -o bind \/sys\/ \/mnt\/root1\/sys\/
sudo mount -o bind \/proc\/ \/mnt\/root1\/proc\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo chroot \/mnt\/root1\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After successfully chrooting to the SSD’s root partition, install GRUB.
(Make sure you select the correct drive – \/dev\/sdx)
grub-install \/dev\/sdb --boot-directory=\/boot\/ --target=i386-pc<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If GRUB is installed without any problem, then update the configuration file.
update-grub<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two commands above are to be run inside the chroot, and don’t exit from the chroot now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update the fstab entry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the blkid command to know the proper UUID of the partitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo nano \/etc\/fstab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Done. You should be able to shutdown then boot to the new SSD.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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